Shearing mechanism



w H949 M MORgAN SHEARING MECHNISM Filed Nov. 8, 1947 ZAQLSH 3 Sheets-Sheet l hwg 37 ATTORNE MYLES MORGAN IM-v E@ HM M. MQRGAN 2,49l587 SHEARING MECHANISM Filed Nov'. 8, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 /5 45 INVENTOR.

M5/LES MORGAN ATTORNEY m., R949 M. MORGAN SHEARIJNG MECHNISM 3 Shts-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 8, 1947 l INVENTOR. JVYLES MORGAN Patented Dec. 2Q, 1949 SHEARING MECHANISM Myles Morgan, Worcester, Mass., assgnor to Morgan Construction Company,

Worcester,

Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application November 8, 1947, Serial No. 784,801

6 Claims.

This invention relates to shearing mechanisms, and more particularly to mechanisms adapted for cutting longitudinally traveling bars, strips, or the like into pieces of a predetermined length.

In one known type of shearing mechanism two cooperating blades are mounted upon respective rotary elements so arranged that the blades will meet at each revolution and sever the bar as it travels between them. For the best results the speed of the blades at the time each cut is made must be approximately the same as the speed oi' the bar, and in order that this may be the case when cutting the bar into relatively long pieces it has been proposed to reduce the speed of the shear between cuts. This is feasible in many cases, but if the length of the cut pieces is considerably in excess of the length of each blade path, serious problems of inertia are encountered. It has been recognized heretofore that these problems could be simplied by arranging the shear to make a plurality of revolutions between cuts, and for this purpose it has been proposed to shift the axis of one of the rotary elements during certain revolutions and thus prevent the blades from meeting. While this can be done if the stock is comparatively light, such constructions are not considered practical for heavy work. The prior patent to Morgan et al. No. 2,157,000, granted May 2, 1939, discloses a shearing mechanism which is particularly suitable for cutting heavy stock, such as metal billets and slabs, but this mechanism as illustrated in the patent will effect a cut at each revolution.

i It is accordingly one object of the invention to provide a shearing mechanism of the rotary type adapted for severing comparatively heavy longitudinally traveling bars or the like and so constructed as to make a plurality of revolutions between successive cuts.

It is a further object of the invention to alter the construction of the shearing mechanism illustrated in the said prior Patent No. 2,157,000 in such a manner as to facilitate the cutting of traveling bars and the like into comparatively long pieces.

With these and other objects in view. as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the invention resides in the combination of parts set forth in the specication and covered by the claims appended hereto.

Referring to the drawings illustrating one embodiment of the invention and in which like reference numerals indicate like parts;

Fig, 1 is a side elevation of a shearing mechanism, with certain parts broken away for clearness of illustration, the shear blades being shown in the cutting position;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the shear blades in the mis-cut position;

Fig. 3 is a view in section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view in section takenon the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, but showing the shear blades in a dilerent position;

Fig. 5 is a view in section taken on the line 5-5 ci Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a slide bar forming part of the mechanism; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a sleeve forming part of the mechanism.

The embodiment illustrated comprises two upright frame members l0 and Il with their upper and lower portions rigidly connected and their intermediate portions spaced apart laterally. These members provide suitable bearings l2--l2 for an upper crankshaft I4 and also for a lower crankshaft l5, the said two shafts having secured thereon intermeshing gears i6 and I7 respectively. These gears are of equal diameters, and they are located adjacent the outer side of the frame member Il. The crankshafts are driven by any suitable source of power (not shown), and because of the gears they will rotate at the same speed but in opposite directions, as indicated by the arrows in Figs. l, 2 and 4. The upper shaft I4 provides between its journalled portions a crank portion I9, and the lower shaft I 5 provides a similar crank portion 2f?, these two cranks having an angular relationship such that the arrival of the upper crank at its lowest position coincides substantially with the arrival of the lower crank at its highest position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The two cranks IS and `2li carry shear blades 2l and 22 respectively which meet at the proper times to sever desired lengths from an elongated bar or the like B.` This bar B travels substantially horizontally on conveyor rollers 23 and passes between the frame members lil-ll and thence between the cranks I9 and 20. For clearness of illustration the bar is merely shown as it approaches the cranks, and no attempt has been made to show the progressive movement of the front end of the bar in the several views. The upper blade 2| is secured to a projecting arm 24 of a two-part hub structure 25 that encircles the upper crank I9, and the lower blade 22 is secured to a projecting arm 26 of a two-part hub struc--V ture l2l` that encircles the lower crank 20. Thus 3 each blade is pivotally mounted, through its associated hub structure, on the corresponding crank.

By controlling the angular positions of the blades on the cranks, it is possible to effect a severance of the bar B or to avoid such severance. For this purpose the upper blade carrier or hub structur'ef'25is provided withjai'projecting arm 29 having aiA carri follower or roller 30 thereon which extends through a cam slot or guidewayH 3l in an upright plate 32. Similarly the lowerblade carrier or hub structure 21 iproIx/,idbed. with a projecting arm 34 having a cam`follower or roller 35 thereon which extends `through a cam slot or guideway 36 manubrightjplate31,; The two plates 32 and 31 are suitablyniunted at the rear of the crankshafts `on, the ip .nersidev of the frame member I, and the slots 3l. and 36,I are shaped to conne, ,the movements"4 of the' rollers 3U and 35 to generally reciprocatory paths u and "t 'bring the blades rto vthe 'corect v shearing position `(as'showi1 in Fig. 1) when th'etwo cranks approach one another. The" ulper'plate'32 is provided with'a second 'slot 'orgiiidewayll which connects 'with the rear end"of the slot f 3I and extends upwardly and forwardly' therefrom. Similarly the lower plate 31 is provided with a second slot or`gudeway'40fwhich connects with the rear'end of the'slot 36 and extendsdown wardly and forwardly therefrom." The ,slotsA 39 and 40^areso`sliaped as" to hold the ,blades Vsepa,-j rated, even when the crank-s approachone another (as'shwnF in Fig. 2)', `so`that there'willbe ample room for the baifB 'totravel' betwen'the separated blades without bein'gfengaged thereby. Thus by switching the rollersff30-f35ffroinfthe slots 3I-36 to the slots 394-4901" vice' versa,` the shear can be'madev to cut or mis-cutas desired.

Means isprovidea to swtch'therours '3c-,35j automatically betv'lfeen the"slots'"at" the" proper` times, so th'atfth'el cr'ankshafts will make a plu',- rality of revolutions" between succes-sivecuts, VIn this manner it is possible to'cut the'bar'into comparatively long pieces. For this purpose the rollers are made long enough'torext'envd through the 'cam plates 32-31 arid somewhat'beyond'the' outer surfaces of these plates, and asu'itable switching device 'is' provided 'for each roller aridarranged to 'engage the projecting "portion thereof 'wat the` proper"time As' shown, a "switching fork' l42 iis secured to; ahorizontal Shaft 4 3'"wl'iicl'iisfpil/v, otally supportedby the 'upper plate 32 adjacent to the junction'of the slots 3i 'and391" A similiar. switching'fork'44 'is secured to a 'horizontal shaft 45. which is pivotally'supported byjthe lowerpl'at'ev 31 adjacent toj'the'junction of the sict'scs and 49,.' Eachof 'the forks 42 and 44 preferably comprises'v apair'pf converging f`1nge`rs.`y A: forwardly exf-f tending arm 41 is secured to theV upper shaf't`43, and a rearwardly extending arm 48 `is secured to*v the lo'wer shaft 45. The-se arms areconriected by va 'link 49,l the 'parts `being so k constructed 4'and arranged that when the lower fork'44 registers with the slotv 36 (as shown inFigLHl) the' upper' fork 42 will registerwiththe slot 3I,' ar`1'd when thelower fork 44 registers with ,tli'e` slot 40 (as shown in Fig'jZ)v the upper fork 42 will regi-sterA withthe slo t"39.` I M i V Means is provided Ato, oscillate'vthe switching, forks 42 'and between the Positie, Shcwn 1in, Figs." 1 and 2, thefmovements" takin`g: 'place at such'times as therollers .3U and 35 areembraced by the respective1 forks. .This isrpriegferabiy busht about by e .lest-motimh ism drvenl cranks I9 and 20. In the embodiment illustrated, the lower shaft 45 is extended outwardly and supported in a pair of spaced bearings 52-52 on a stationary bracket 53. A sleeve or hub 55 is keyed to the portion of the shaft between these bearings, this hub having two axially spaced fingers 56 and 51 projecting upwardly therefrom. A horizontal= bar 4v59 of rectangular` cross section extends above the hub 55, between the ngers 56 and 51, and at right angles with the shaft 45. This bar is slidably supported by suitable spaced guide bearings S- on the bracket 53. On the inner side of the bar 59 there is provided an elongatedlug 62,l and on the outer side of the barthereis provided an elongated lug 63, these lugs`r being in position to engage the fingers 58 and 51. respectively as the bar is reciprocated, thereby rocking the shaft 45. This in turn rocks the upper shaft 43 through the medium of the link 49 and the arms 41 and 48 ,n n Thev bar 59 isreciprocated by mechanismdcpnj nected to the lowerfcrank-shaft I5. This mechaf nismiricludes a pinion 65 keyed tothe'shaftY I5 adjacent the Vouter side of the *frame member, I0 and meshingV with a gear 66 keyed to a Yshaft 61, the latter being rotatably supported' by'a bracket 63. Onfthe'outer end oftheushaft:` 61 there is s'ecureda'crank 16 which'is xconneckzed'tothe front end of the bar 59 byfa link 1I.`v The gear 66 ismprovidedwith twice 4the number of teeth as the pinion 65, so that the crank 1|J`will`revolve at'- one-half the speed f ofjvthe crankshaft I5. Hence the 'bar 59 will make'one stroke'for each revolutionof'theshear cranks I920. The operation of the invention will'nowA be apparent from the Vabove disclosure. Thecrankf shafts I 4- and lI5 will be driven by alsuitable source of power inthe directions indicated bythe arrows. With the rollers v-35 located in the` slots 39-36 respectively, as shown in Figil, the

arms 29-34'w111 heid menaces 2:-22 .in-the'.

cutting position as the cranks I S--ZIJ approachI one another. Consequently if the bar Bis travelingrbetween the blades it will be severed. After such severance the continued rotation o f the gear 66, acting through the crank'10 and the link 1I,-

w-ill slide the bar 59 forwardly and bring the-flug' 62 thereon into contact with theiingeru 56 and rock the shaft 45 and the switching vfork44 in ani anti-clockwise Y direction into registration withj the slot 40. At the same time the switchingA fork 42 will be rocked in a'clockwise direction intoV registration with the slot 39 through the medium of the connecting link 4 9. Shortly before these movements of the forks-begin, the rollers 39 and -will lenter the forks 42 and 44 respectively, and

the movements vof the forks will be completed in time to direct the rollersinto the slots39 and respectively as the rollers arelmoved forwardlyA again py the action of the cranks I9 and 2o. In Fig. 4 the forks have started to move in the manner described.

2I-.22 will be held in a separated position, and

the bar, B may travel freely between them Awith-4,.

out being severed. As the cranks continue to revolve, the link 1I will move the bar 59 rearf., wardly in its guides 50, bringing the lug 463 into contact withthenger 51. This will rock vthe forks'42 and 44 backl into the positions shown in Fig.' 1, but shortly beforethey start their movementlthe rollers 3 llandn35 will have entered 1ntimedre1ation'withthe revoiuuns fthe shear" 75 the' forks. Cnsequentlyth nrollers will again travel in the slots 3I36, and a severance of the bar B will take place as the crankshafts ISI- 20 next approach one another. It will thus be apparent that the shear will continue to make cuts and mis-cuts alternately, and it is feasible to cut much longer pieces from the bar B than would be possible if the shear made a cut at each revolution.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. A mechanism for shearing longitudinally moving stock comprising a pair of revoluble cranks, a member pivotally mounted on each crank, a blade mounted on each member, an arm projecting from each member, a follower on each arm, means providing a xed guideway for each follower arranged to guide the same in a generally reciprocatory path such as to procure periodic cutting oppositions of the blades as the cranks revolve, means providing a second fixed guideway for each follower arranged to guide the same in a generally reciprocatory path such as to avoid cutting oppositions of the blades, and means effective to shift each follower from one of its guideways to the other.

2. A mechanism for shearing longitudinally moving stock comprising a. pair of revoluble cranks, a member pivotally mounted on each crank, a blade mounted on each member, an arm projecting from each member, a follower on each arm, means providing a pair of intersecting fixed guideways for each follower arranged to guide the same in two generally reciprocatory paths, one guideway in each pair being such as to procure periodic cutting oppositions of the blades as the cranks revolve and the other guideways being such as to avoid cutting oppositions of the blades, and devices adjacent the intersections of the guideways to switch the followers from one guideway to the other.

3. A mechanism as set forth in claim 2, in which each switch device comprises a forked member pivotally supported for movement into registration with each of the adjacent guideways.

4. A mechanism as set forth in claim 2, in which means is provided to actuate the switch devices in timed relation with the revolutions of the cranks.

5. A mechanism as set forth in claim 2, in which a lost-motion mechanism is provided to actuate the switch devices in timed relation with the revolutions of the cranks.

6. A mechanism as set forth in claim 2, in which each switch device comprises a forked member having a pair of converging fingers and pivotally supported for movement into registration with each of the adjacent guideways, and in which means is provided to actuate the switch devices in timed relation with the revolutions of the cranks.

MYLES MORGAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,969,433 Talbot Aug. 7 1934 1,973,515 Smitman Sept. 11, 1934 

